“like it or not, what we dress in is a direct reflection of who we are personally, socially, and historically.”

“your heart is a weapon the size of your fist. keep fighting. keep loving”

“the object was not to stay alive but to stay human.”

“a thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer then the truth”

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves and wiser people so full of doubt.”

“The eyes are the most powerful social signalers that we have and hence are sometimes called 'the windows of the soul' One of the key elments of what is called 'social skills training' is getting just the right amount of eye contact. Too little and we come across as shy and awkward; too much and we seem rude.”

“We who live here wear this corner of the city like a comfortable old coat, an extension of our personalities, threadbare yet retaining a beauty of its own.”